The 10th round of the A1 began on Saturday night with Verona’s win over Latina. The rest of the games will be played on Sunday with three games concerning the top part of the table: the Italian champions, Piacenza, against Modena, Vibo versus Macerata and Taranto versus Treviso. Live on Rai Sport Più, Loreto plays host to Cuneo at 6pm. In the middle of the table, Monza and Perugia will respectively face Pineto and Forli. Trentino will not play as it will be involved in the semi finals of the Club World Championships against Teheran on Saturday in Doha, Qatar.
Next round
Friday 6 November at 8.30pm
Marmi Lanza Verona – Andreoli Latina Differed Rai Sport Più ore 23.30 – differed streaming on www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/diretta.html
(Padoan-Pasquali)
Sunday 8 November at 6pm
Esse-ti Carilo Loreto – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Live on Rai Sport Più and live streaming on www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/diretta.html
(Sampaolo-Pessolano)
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Lube Banca Marche Macerata
(Cesare-Rapisarda)
CoprAtlantide Piacenza – Trenkwalder Modena
(Cinti-Bartolini)
Acqua Paradiso Monza – Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto
(Cipolla-Santi)
Yoga Forlì – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia
(Caltabiano-La Micela)
Prisma Taranto – Sisley Treviso
(Satanassi-Boris)
Itas Diatec Trentino – RESTED
League table
Itas Diatec Trentino 21, CoprAtlantide Piacenza 19, Sisley Treviso, Trenkwalder Modena 16, Lube Banca Marche Macerata, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 15, Marmi Lanza Verona, Acqua Paradiso Monza, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 13, Prisma Taranto 10, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 8, Andreoli Latina 6, Yoga Forlì 5, Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto 1.
Note: 1 game more: CoprAtlantide Piacenza, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, Marmi Lanza Verona, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto, Andreoli Latina; 1 game in hand: Trenkwalder Modena.
Esse-ti Carilo Loreto – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
PAST ENCOUNTERS: None
Alessandro Paoli (Esse-ti Carilo Loreto): “After two difficult games against Trento and Perugia, here comes Cuneo for another tricky one. It did not go too well against the first two in terms of results, which is why we’ll try to do better in this coming match. We’ll build on the positive aspects of the previous games and get on court keen to play face to face against a great team. It would be crucial to get some points given the long break that will follow. A break we’ll use to train hard in the gym and catch up on the technical part we haven’t been able to carry out during the October month which was full of encounters”.
Marco Pistolesi (General Manager Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “Sunday’s game against Loreto could seem easy for somebody who doesn’t know well how volleyball works. Loreto registered a few defeats due to the injuries they’ve had and the accident of Kay Van Dijk and Andrii Diachkov, but at home, they have almost always obtained good results and points. This is why it will be a difficult game, we’ll need maximum focus in order to take all three points, which is important for the championship, all the more so if we consider the qualification to the next Italian Cup”.
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Lube Banca Marche Macerata
PAST ENCOUNTERS: 12 (9-3 Macerata)
Rocco Barone (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “Macerata is a great team and it will undoubtedly come to Vibo to take the three point. We’ll try to fight on every point, as we have been doing recently in order to keep the good results coming. We have to maintain a high level of play, try to give our best to offer our numerous fans what would be a great victory”.
Igor Omrcen (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “The Vibo game will be a crucial game in our fight to conquer a place in the top four of the regular season. We’ve had three good results in a row but it was obvious that we need to work more to be at our best. We’ll aim for the three points and a good performance, even if Vibo Valentia is a very tough team to face right now, especially at home”.
CoprAtlantide Piacenza – Trenkwalder Modena
PAST ENCOUNTERS: 18 (12-6 Piacenza)
Angelo Lorenzetti (CoprAtlantide Piacenza): “Facing Modena will never be a game like the others for me: I spent important years of my career there, I was a boy coach and now I am an adult coach. They are surely galvanised by their initial results. Their technique, and especially the combination setter-outside hitter is a real threat for us. We are in good shape and we want to keep going the way we are”.
Mikko Esko (Trenkwalder Modena): “In these two weeks without games, we have trained hard. We are physically and mentally ready. We are facing a very tough game: Piacenza is the Italian champion and this is one of the best teams of the league this year too. They are strong in every area of the game, and especially good in attack. We’ll play our volleyball, try to be aggressive and fight on every ball”.
Acqua Paradiso Monza – Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto
PAST ENCOUNTERS: None
Mauro Berruto (Acqua Paradiso Monza): “Following Sunday’s home defeat against Forli, we don’t feel the need to talk, our thoughts are on the task in hand, the work that has to be done to make up for the loss. We’ve worked very hard this week on ourselves because this is the key to our successes and defeats. A lot is in our hands, until last Sunday we proved that with our attitude, our will and quality we could obtain the maximum”.
Lorenzo Perazzolo (Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto): “Sunday’s game will be kind of a derby for me: I’ll face the club that gave me my chance at the top level, the one thanks to which I earned a place in the national team. There will obviously be a bit of emotion. They are strong, maybe not one for the title, but surely one that will make it difficult for us. It will be a tough game, but the reaction against Treviso last Sunday proved we are not doomed to relegation just yet as many say. We will fight hard and leave it on the floor to try to win. Besides, we are not far away from safety, we just need a spark to get off the mark and turn things around: Hopefully, the spark will come this Sunday”.
Yoga Forlì – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia
PAST ENCOUNTERS: 4 (2 each)
Giovanni Gavelli (Presidente Yoga Forlì): “I think that in Monza, the team understood we could play differently, more as a unit compared to previous encounters. Last week’s victory also changed our work in the gym. We are ready to face Perugia and we’ll do our best, for our fans too”.
Jan Stokr (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “Forli is a good team, even if it is last from bottom in the table. Besides, they have already played strong teams such as Cuneo, Piacenza and Macerata. It possesses good players, spiker Maric, outside hitter Popp and an excellent setter, Manuel Coscione. On Sunday, as I always say, the important thing will be how we play”.
Prisma Taranto – Sisley Treviso
PAST ENCOUNTERS: 13 (12-1 Treviso)
Paolo Montagnani (Prisma Taranto): “My team will need a great performance against Treviso. Each player will need to play at a high level and for the team, without thinking of the teammate’s mistake but of the opponent that stands in front. We’ll have a bit of pressure given the three consecutive losses without even taking a set. We definitely don’t want to lose another game. Treviso is doing really fine. It made drastic choices this summer, the group is definitely more up for it than last season”.
Alessandro Farina (Sisley Treviso): “Let’s not think about Taranto and their three defeats. I think they will be very eager to win and in their gym they will do everything to redeem themselves against us. Taranto is a good team, it has classy players such as Suxho and especially Rivaldo, the main factor of the attack. We’ll have to look after him and the other Brazilians, it will not be easy because they find extra energy at home, but our target is to chase the three points. We’ll need a strong start to show how things stand. The training week went well, we are physically fine and all the players seem to be in good shape, so we’ll go there up for it to obtain a good result even though this will not be easy, testimony is our last home game against Pineto: Every team has weapons to make it tough for you, we’ll have to make our strengths prevail”.
Serie A2 TIM
Ravenna’s debut in the A2 is positive as it stands just three points behind the league leaders Roma. Ravenna heads to Sora, while Roma will try to remain unbeaten as it hosts Città di Castello. Joint second, Castellana Grotte will have to watch on this round, while Bologna keeps fighting for the top places of the table. It recently suffered its first defeat but only at the tie-break and it has a game in hand. On Sunday it will travel to Massa. Padova and Gioia del Colle are tied in the table but won’t be anymore after they meet on Sunday. Crema and Mantova will play at home, respectively against Cavriago and Isernia, bottom of the league. At 8.30pm, Santa Croca will play host to Bassano as Snai Sat broadcasts the last encounter of this seventh round.
Round 7
Sunday 8 November at 6pm
Pallavolo Padova – Nava Gioia del Colle
(Genna-Cappello)
Canadiens Mantova – Katay Geotec Isernia
(Longo-Pozzato)
Quasar Massa Versilia – Zinella Bologna
(Gelati-Prandi)
M. Roma Volley – Città di Castello Pallavolo
(Cerquoni-Balboni)
Samgas Crema – Edilesse Cavriago
(Bartoloni-Puletti)
Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora – Marcegaglia Ravenna
(Ravallese-Gentile)
Sunday 8 November at 8.30pm
Codyeco Santa Croce – Bassano Volley Live on SNAI Sat from 8.20
(Costantini- Fiore)
BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte – RESTED
League table
M. Roma Volley 15, Marcegaglia Ravenna, BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte 12, Zinella Bologna 11, Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora, Città di Castello Pallavolo 10, Edilesse Cavriago, Bassano Volley 9, Samgas Crema 8, Codyeco S. Croce 6, Pallavolo Padova, Nava Gioia del Colle, Quasar Massa Versilia, Canadiens Mantova 5, Katay Geotec Isernia 4.
Note: 1 game in hand: Marcegaglia Ravenna, Zinella Bologna, Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora, Samgas Crema, Pallavolo Padova, Canadiens Mantova.
